The official guide to the toefl ibt third edition part 62 pps

Topic Notes You should understand the reasons presented in the lecture for why it is not nec- essarily good that professors appear on television. The lecturer questions each of the benefits mentioned in reading: about the professor’s reputation, about the professor’s time, and about educating the public. A high-scoring response will include the following points made by the lecturer that address the points made in the reading: Point made in reading Contrasting point from the lecture TV appearances improve the 1. Their reputation suffers, because they professor’s reputation. are considered entertainers by their peers and not serious scholars. 2. As a result, they may get fewer invitations to academic conferences or lose research funding. TV appearances benefit the university Professors spend a lot of time preparing and lead to more student appli- for the TV appearances, which takes cations and more donations. away from their true academic work, such as teaching and doing research. TV appearances benefit the public Professors generally do not give in-depth because the public is exposed to academic lectures on TV. more in-depth knowledge about a subject. Responses with scores of 4 and 5 generally clearly discuss all three of the main points in the table. Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience Essay Topic Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people enjoy life more than older people do. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Topic Notes This topic requires you to write about whether young people enjoy life more than older people do. If you agree with this statement, you should present examples and reasons. For example, young people may tend to go out more and participate in fun activities while older people may tend to stay at home more. Another rea- son that older people may enjoy life less is because they have more responsibili- ties and pressure from work, family, and money than young people. A third 418 TOEFL iBT Practice Test 2 reason might be that young people are more physically fit and able to enjoy more activities than older people. If you disagree with this statement in your response, you should present examples and reasons that older people enjoy life more. For example, older peo- ple may better know what satisfies them and makes then happy than young peo- ple do. Some good responses explain that the group that enjoys life more depends on where they live. All of these approaches can be developed into a good response. 419 Answers and Listening Scripts This page intentionally left blank 421 The tables in Appendix 1 show how test takers from around the world perform on TOEFL iBT. The data are based on examinees who took the TOEFL iBT between January 2007 and December 2007. The most recent version of the annual TOEFL iBT Test and Score Data Summary can be viewed on the TOEFL website at www.ets.org/toefl. Table 1 gives actual ranges of observed scores for the period from January 2007 to December 2007. The percentile ranks for section and total scale scores are shown in Table 2 for the total group. In Tables 3–6, examinees have been classified by their reason for taking the test (information supplied by them at the test center). Appendix 1 TOEFL iBT Score Information Table 1. Observed Minimum and Maximum TOEFL iBT Section and Total Scores Section Minimum Maximum 1. Reading 0 30 2. Listening 0 30 3. Speaking 0 30 4. Writing 0 30 Total 0 120 Table 2. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores—Total Group Scale Score Reading Listening Speaking Writing Total Scale Score Percentile Rank 30 97 98 99 98 120 100 29 86 88 98 95 116 99 28 79 79 96 90 112 95 27 73 72 93 84 108 90 26 68 67 89 ** 104 84 25 63 61 ** 76 100 78 24 59 56 82 68 96 71 23 55 52 73 ** 92 65 22 51 48 63 58 88 58 21 48 44 ** 48 84 52 20 45 41 54 38 80 47 19 41 38 44 ** 76 41 18 38 34 34 31 72 36 17 36 31 23 23 68 31 16 33 29 88 ** 64 27 15 30 26 14 17 60 23 14 28 24 9 11 56 19 13 25 21 6 ** 52 16 12 23 19 ** 7 48 13 11 20 17 4 3 44 10 10 18 15 3 2 40 8 9 16 13 2 ** 36 5 8141211 32 4 71210**1 28 2 61-81 24 1 5871 20 1 465 16 343 12 231 8 11 4 0 0 Mean 19.1 19.8 19.2 20.2 Mean 78 S.D. 8.7 8.2 4.8 5.4 S.D. 24 ** Indicates a nonexistent scale score for Speaking and Writing. 422 Appendix 1 Table 3. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores—Graduate-Level Students* Scale Score Reading Listening Speaking Writing Total Scale Score Percentile Rank 30 94 97 99 97 120 100 29 81 84 98 93 116 98 28 73 74 95 87 112 93 27 67 67 91 80 108 86 26 61 61 86 ** 104 79 25 56 55 ** 72 100 72 24 53 51 79 63 96 66 23 48 47 70 ** 92 59 22 44 42 60 53 88 53 21 41 39 ** 43 84 47 20 38 35 50 33 80 41 19 35 32 40 ** 76 35 18 32 29 30 26 72 30 17 29 26 20 18 68 26 16 27 24 ** ** 64 22 15 24 21 12 13 60 18 14 22 19 7 8 56 15 13 20 17 4 ** 52 12 12 17 15 ** 4 48 9 11 15 13 3 2 44 7 10 13 12 2 1 40 5 9 12 10 1 ** 36 3 81091 32 2 787** 28 1 6761 24 1 555 20 443 16 332 12 211 8 1 4 0 0 Mean 20.6 21.0 19.8 21.0 Mean 82 S.D. 8.2 7.8 4.7 5.3 S.D. 23 * Based on examinees who indicated that they were applying for admission to colleges or universities as graduate students. ** Indicates a nonexistent scale score for Speaking and Writing. 423 Appendix 1 Table 4. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores—Undergraduate Level Students* Scale Score Reading Listening Speaking Writing Total Scale Score Percentile Rank 30 97 98 99 98 120 100 29 90 89 98 95 116 99 28 84 81 96 91 112 96 27 79 74 92 85 108 91 26 75 69 87 ** 104 86 25 71 63 ** 79 100 80 24 67 59 81 71 96 74 23 64 54 72 ** 92 68 22 60 50 63 62 88 63 21 57 47 ** 53 84 57 20 54 43 53 43 80 52 19 51 40 45 ** 76 47 18 47 36 35 35 72 42 17 44 33 25 27 68 37 16 41 31 ** ** 64 32 15 38 28 16 21 60 28 14 36 26 11 13 56 24 13 33 23 8 ** 52 20 12 30 21 ** 8 48 16 11 27 19 5 4 44 13 10 24 17 4 3 40 9 9 22 15 2 ** 36 7 8191321 32 4 71611**1 28 3 61491 24 2 51171 20 1 4951 16 363 12 241 8 11 4 0 0 Mean 17.3 19.3 19.2 19.7 Mean 76 S.D. 8.9 8.3 5.1 5.6 S.D. 125 * Based on examinees who indicated that they were applying for admission to colleges or universities as undergraduate students. ** Indicates a nonexistent scale score for Speaking and Writing. 424 Appendix 1 . 421 The tables in Appendix 1 show how test takers from around the world perform on TOEFL iBT. The data are based on examinees who took the TOEFL iBT between January 2007 and December 2007. The. of the annual TOEFL iBT Test and Score Data Summary can be viewed on the TOEFL website at www.ets.org /toefl. Table 1 gives actual ranges of observed scores for the period from January 2007 to. the test (information supplied by them at the test center). Appendix 1 TOEFL iBT Score Information Table 1. Observed Minimum and Maximum TOEFL iBT Section and Total Scores Section Minimum Maximum 1.